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Wibald (bishop Of Cambrai)
Wibold or Wibald was the bishop of Cambrai from 971 to 972. He designed a game of dice called ''ludus regularis'' to encourage clergy not to gamble. Life Wibold was probably born early in the 10th century. According to the ''Deeds of the Bishops of Cambrai'', Wibold was descended from a prominent family of Cambrai. At the time of his election as bishop, he was the archdeacon of the cathedral of Noyon. He devised a "canonical game" (''ludus regularis'') for his clergy to play instead of dice. The ''Deeds'' describes its rules in detail. After the death of Bishop Ansbert, the leading men of Cambrai sent a letter to Emperor Otto the Great Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great ( ) or Otto of Saxony ( ), was East Frankish ( German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son of Henry the Fowler and Matilda ... requesting the appointment of Wibold, which was granted. In the summer of 971, Wibold travelled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Cambrai
This is a List of bishops and archbishops of Cambrai, that is, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai. Bishops For the first bishops of Arras and Cambrai, who resided at the former place, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras. On the death of Saint Vedulphus (545–580) the episcopal residence was transferred from Arras to Cambrai. Among his successors were: * Saint Gaugericus (584–623) * Saint Berthoald (627) * Saint (633–669) * Saint Vindicianus (669–693), who brought King Theuderic III of the Franks to account for the murder of Saint Léger of Autun * Emebert, also known as Ablebert (d. 710) * Hadulfus (d. 728) * Alberic and Hildoard, contemporaries of Charlemagne, who gave to the diocese a sacramentary and important canons * Halitgar (Halitgarius, Halitgaire) (817–831), an ecclesiastical writer and apostle of the Danes * Saint John of Cambrai (866–879) * Saint Rothadus (879–886) * Fulbert (934–956), defended Cambrai from the Magyars and became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |